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tempter

noun

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as in seducer
one that tries to get a person to give in to a desire there is no greater tempter to put off studying than my dog when he wants to play

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“Tempter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tempter. Accessed 2 Dec. 2022.

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